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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1864. dCII BRANDY, 613 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. eold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London; by it dents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale PRICE • ..4d :STAMPED:....Sd. N°. 22,620. 8 , GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. 4'Qerve the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded LL Whisky." HEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE:- 4, 1 .- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. CIAL MORNING PERFORMANCES of the PANTO -1);111E on Tuesday, Dee. 27, Wednesday, 28, Thursday, 29, delay, 30, and Saturday, 31. 11 BOXING-NIGHT (Monday), Dec. 26, awl during the ha h e ek, her Majesty's Servants will perform a New and Ori (6'4l Farc Y e, entitled A YOUNG LAD FROM THE uNTR. Ihfifter which will be produced, on a scale of unexampled t', ll dgur, and with novel and. extraordinary appliances, 4,Fasively employing - the unparalleled resou ces founds Rstablishment, the Great Drury Lane Annual, d ? ,3 highly popular story, derived from the ancient legend - '2rded in the Mythical Sagas of Scandinavia, and prat:iced Ole form of an entirely New and Original GRAND COMIC V v tISTMAS PANTOMIME, entitled, P 0' MY THUMB AND BIS ELEVEN BROTHERS; k° l ', Harlequin and the Ogre of the Seven League Boots. h ttated with elaborate scenery and stupendous effects by g• William Beverley, assisted by Messrs. C. S. James, C. Gompertz, .3PI auchlin, and Perkins. The Grotesque 'erleeque opening by E L. Blanchard. The Dances and Theof the Ballet arranged and invented by Mr. Cormack. Masks, Dresses, and .Devices designed by ! Dyk-Wyn e. The Overture and Music composed and arranged by p i '• J. Barnard. Machinery by Mr. J. Twker and assistants. °Perties by 31 ea,rs. Needham, Glyndor, Langham, &c. 4 8 .,Appointments by Mr. J. Hinkley. i resses by Mr. S, Y and Mrs• Lawler. The Scenes, Tr cks, &c., of the p u rlequinade, inventcd by Messrs. IL Boleno and Cormack. se Whole arranged an t produned by Mr. Robert Roxby. L ong, long ago, when Trolls and Giants lived among men, %ere was a famous school where curious youths - were taught traysteries of witchcratt."—Scandinavian Legend by an Known Norther. The Welkin. 'red Lapland Witches frequently known to go to gt heights in order to storms."—Dmmonolog,y and Witchcraft, by King James b e First. Oki iki (the Lapland Witch), Mr. Meagreson. h i s - „nlon Cobblers. "Our work is good and our price isjust, ready fly and no trust," Messrs. Wax Crax Hail, Rain, r Void, and Snow, "with the compliments of the season." i ;,esers. Dash, Splash, Sharp, and Slosh ; Aurora Borealis I r ilth her Northern streamers), Madame Fene Menon ; East Wild Nipter; North Wind, Mr: Gripper ; South Wind, yi r • Balmy; West Wand, Mr. Dripper ; Signs of the Zodiac, a t !_ssrs. Arles, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Lib. a, - a vu rPio, Sagittarius. Copricornus,Aquaritis, and Pisces ; The Ihreat Bear, Mr. Ursa Major; Bootes, Mr. Sleiboots ; Sirius, of Dogstar ; Orion, Mr. The,ty Mystical Appearance the Man in the Moon Man in the Moon, •• He looks on at the stars that go shooting up there, or lets loose the s °gstar to bait the Great ar" Miss Rose Leclereq. ho bble-istic and Cabalistic meant tion—the Boots—the e° ll l1 —the Calm—Star-telling discoveries and remarkable b liner observations. Valley of. Mosses and Lichens at Day (ii:'4lc, with Fit Aearance of the Solar Rays. Actinia active th Principal ot pp the Solar Rays), Miss Budspeth ; g iNleam (the lightest and brightest of the rays), Miss Lydia. Ctompson. The Sunbeams ea by one hundred coryphees. am, Miss Miss E. Falconer ; Sunray, Miss C. Thompson. Ertl- Olt ballet by the dancing Sunbeams. Pi pal Rays, the of Gunniss. Interiorof Thumb's cottage on the borders hie tee forest, Hop-o'-my-Thump, Master Percy Roselle ; Eleven Brothers, Masters. Lanky, Pranky, Dodgy, Podgy, 0 111 Y. Skinny, Worry, Flurry, Teaser, Squeezer. and era bselluff ; Daddy Thumb, Mr. Tom Matthews; Dame Pauline ' , limb Mr. G. Weston. "The little fellow was at this time th o h _ ut seven or eight years old, with an extraordinary swt et j.',BB of disposition, which it is a great blessing for anybody have, and he possessed a degree of intelligence much be ;))1111 his age, and his strength and activity were surprising, ?lsidering the smallness of his size."—Story of Hop-o'-my f Illinab. How old Thumb is troubled h the nuber of his h4raily, and how Hop is wide awake to the little,ot that eeornes apparent. Dark depths of the pine forest. " Then tittle Hop found that the birds had eaten up the crumbs of read which he ad bravedt opped ; but although he had a little he art it was a one."The Old Story. Fugitive Pea nts, Messrs. Irun, Urun, Rerun, Werun, erun, and Th arun ; ee-teo- Firm (the Ogre), Mr. G. Belmore (who, to make ' t erYthing, agreeable, has kindly consented on this occasion I,,l'epresent the Ogre in the handsomest manner). Pas th ugre, Mr. G. Belmore. Scandinavian Seampyrre, with 1; 0 1-de-roll accompanimen% The Trolls, by a number of 4,ttle folks with a number of less 'uns. flow Hop-o'-my _illimh and his brothers are lost in the forest, and after ;tards lost in amazement at what they find there. The great in the Ogre's castle. " They at last came to a very large ghttise, and after they had knocked several times on the great Z t , t _te with a large stone, it was opened by a big porter, who I, , ked them what they wanted."—The Old Story. The alto a .ughters f the Ogre Glor iosa (the Cherful), Lydia Thompson; Kokanoea (the Proud), Miss e Rule); ;iss !'testa Taker;he Envious), Miss Trust ; Nunbetta (the Vain), Owglumpi ('he Sulky), Miss Hap Wortamagpi 6hief 4 1e Mischievom), Miss Lead; Vinlicta (the Spiteful), Miss Ottempa (the Vixen), Miss Fortune ; Osolazi (the Miss Hughes ; Graspini (the Greedy), Miss De eanour ; Sopertza (the Saucy), Miss Behave ; Kanteller tttta (the Stupid), Miss Management ; Grimgriffin (Porter t ' ,!e Castle Gate), Mr. Hokey-Pekev ; Krakjokler (Chief of sea rs. Grim, Glumm, Primm, iliumm, Trimm, Grumm, &c. ;tirice " D'Eyriware," Miss L. Thompson. " Myer mind, ,k 1 the Ogre, give me my Seven League Boots and I'll soon ,7 , e11 them, and I'll gobble chance t cheating rascal at once. ° that he sha 1 not have the of me again." ,;The Old Story. The Snow Mountains and Icy Plains. if op -o'-my-Thumb then got hold of oneof the boots, which Pulled off the Giant's leg without difficulty, and being aboutkagically to ma pulde. l off the it fitted other when.' a little foot as we The ll Old Story. as a biz one—he The tae ~,,ao e and the Chase of the Seven League Boots. " Through hh oods, through lakes, through bogs , through brakes , t wit wind we go. O'er hedge and lands, through pools and tlndB, what racing ? yo ! ho ! ho !" Melting of the Ice ' o eB--the holiday after the hard work, and general breaking P and going away before the dazzling effulgence of the f - seent el the Rays of Golden 1 ight ! with the Fairy " Motes 4 44 People the Sunbeams." Clowns—Messrs. H. Bolero ran C. Lauri ; - Harlequins, Messrs. J. , 'ormack and S. Savile; ivtaloons, Messrs W. A. Barnes and J. Morris ; Columbines adame B Oen° and he Mieses Gunn'ss. Scene Ist—Comic. *vented by Mr. H. Boleno (registered , . Merchant's Offic e, olice St Mon, and Cheesemonger's. Pantomimirts, srs. Boleno, Cormack, Banes, and Madame Boleno. Irip. Mr. Cormack and Madame Bo!eno. How lacn your Milk Walk, and afterwards walks his chalks, having put his root in it, and all through being in the Milky Way—Clown's Oiristmas Box—Multum in Puy° -Welcome Guests—A b ldg of the World—Advertising Board and Police Lodging— , ?etching Extraordinary—C:ovn saves his Bacon, but le.es.,(,:.mons•er does not —Trio jug, to in uno—Sad Turks -Al. ItStraal-ii, Ali Don Jen-ken, and All-Be-le-no 4 .Ystern Banfin.zmising—New Companies (limited), Shares 'alten up and Shires eiNIVTIg down—How Clown brings out o neof the Greatest cancers of the Day, Madlie. Deteto. who Wli introduce the Pas h la Perea Nena—Seines Devenports and Vie Plymonths—S - rong Oppo Von bat no Imposition—A. New Rope Trick—lt's wonderful 'Ow we do it. but we do—A Butter Pat and Pat of Butter -I;,owti meets a few Friends, among whom is a Friend at a „' 1 , 1 1.611, also a Friend , in iNeed—Falling out with a Friend "'ltch ends with a Fr endly Set-too--Slippery Custsmers Visit to the Station-house, and so ends this eventful his- P. Scene 2. Comic, invented byMr H. Boleno registered). p'antaloon's Retreat, far away from the Noise and Bustle of Own. Trip, " Sardenian Piffivini." Madame Bolen° and tr. J . Cormack. Clown and Pantaloon desire to lead a quiet i i o tintry Life, and eett'e down all serene —Well, this is de- Rlitiul—To bed, to bed, but not to sleep—A Cat-astrophy tly Visit—Open locks whoever knocks —Goods care elly removed fiom Country to Town—Clown and Panta- Pun's Retreat, which suits (soots) them to a shade —The 'Llarm—Rural Felicity and Rural Police—Let Well alone 'Clown ends I rrith at the Bottom of it—Butt and Re :Jet—Clown and Pantaloon take a Cold Bath against ;heir will —Quietude restored once more and rest, a nd the rest—A change comes over the scene, which tluite alters Pantaloon's views—Hard lines and new lines, Which bring Clown and Pantaloon's Retreat to a Terminus. 'eetie 3.—Comic. Invented by Mr. J. Cormack. National •ehool and Cab Stand near London. Pantomimists, Messrs. 13 . Saville, C. Lauri, J. Morris. and the Misses Gunniss ~ olka Mr. S. Saville and Miss T Gunniss. A Cab-full lied Vow in a cab —"When we were boys, merry, merry boys" — T hen the wining school boy, &a.— Cake versus take—An early , d a late scholar—High water —Clown surprised at what ‘,:rate it rises —Dancing taught in pumps—Parcels Delivery • „'ornpany (not limited), Directors Clown and Pantaloon— ,'oods Removed—Christmas Prizes—A Box of Toys, and Tally other Presents that present you with a Book Les lie Lettres. or Animated Alphabet, arranged by Mr. J. uorreack, executed by the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet— ;3own and Pantaloon take a Cab to Town, and return rather upset, which causes them to upset many otters, that upsets ! 1 0 Scene; and the next Scene seen is Scene 4.—Comic. let oented by Mr. Cormack. A Windmill near Windsor. Pan toMimists—afessrs. S. Saville, C. Lauri, J. Morris, and the hisses Gunniss; Irish jig, Mr. S. Saville and Miss J. Gun 'lss. When the wind blows—Th. re was a Jolly Miller once '--The Miller and his Men—Harvest Home—The thrasher t hrashed—The fruits of stealing—" Still so gently o'er my ,knses stealing" —The bark from a tree—'l he biter bL— klown takes some bit-ter beer -More sacks to the mill Some Ilet the sack A merry co round—Clown witnc sses a Revolu tion- A Sight and a Fight—A stop to the Mill—Out of the ,eryiugs.pan into Patent Bread and Biscuit Bakery - We I read men—Clown and Pantaloon become Loafers—A roll and a sudden trtrn to —A misty day, and Fairy's Hall of °Plendoim Private boxes, £2 2s, £3 35., £l4s., and Xi ss. Stalls, 7s. Press circle, ss. First circle, 9s. Upper boxes, 2s. 6d. Pit, 4 s. Lower gallery, ls. Upper gallery, 6d. No Half-price. Box-office open from ten to five daily. boors open at ha f-past Six, the Performances Commence 1 2t a quarter to seven o'clock, and terminate every evening at !quarter past eleven. 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Lumley's Agency, %ad then only the usual moderate commission. AnetiOn and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. The Spanish Ministerial Crisis MADRID, Dec 17. The Madrid press discuss the present Ministerial crisis at great length, and from various points of view, according to their political opinions. The Contopporaneo points out the necessity for an immediate settlement of the great questions of Fi. nance, San Voningo, and Peru. These demand great energy and decision on the part of the Government, and the examination, the intellig(nce, and concur• rence of the re presentatives of the nation. The Government should possess the confidence of the majority in the new Cortes unless it intends a dis solution. This the Contenzporaneo considers an im mense risk, in view of the present grave state of things. To delay the settlement of the pending questions would create a fresh complication, a fresh difficulty, and another rock ahead. The Contenzporaneo eulogises the Narvaez Cabi net for entertaining the views above expressed, and says : " We joyfully hail the proposal attributed to the Narvaez Ministry of bringing before the Chambers the settlement of all these matters. It is necessary to act with energetic activity in settling questions involving the national honour, as in Peru, and quese tions in which the national interests aricomprised, as in &An Domingo. Postponement can only aug ment the gravity of the silt nation, and this some. times reaches a point in which anything is less perilous than immobility." The Progreso Constitutional views the crisis pro duced by the resignation of Narvaez as due to the want of system and unconstitutional tendencies of the successive Administrations, and believes that what ever Ministry may be constituted, will, like the last and its predecessors, be Condemned, through its want of principles, to complete impotence. Rends bysaying that it is not sufficient for the Ministry in power to have a fixed policy, but that this policy should re spond to the aspirations of the age, and seek in public opinion the support necessary to govern. The Epoca of to-day says : "Several journals speak of a long political Cone ference held by her Majesty with the Duke of Tetuan after Senor Isturitz had undertaken the for mation of a new Ministry. We have no authentic i ntelligence on this point. It was said in political circles yesterday that the Queen summoned the Dukes of Tetuan and Valencia to the Palace to re. quest their support for a cabinet of conciliation under Senor Isturitz. It is added that General O'Donnell, speaking on the San Domingo question, said to the Queen that if the Government con sidered his services necessary in that island he should be perfectly ready to put himself at the expeditionary army. Many persons state that the Duke de la Torre has voluntarily promised to go to San Domingo should a Government of the Liberal Union party resolve to continue the war.'" The Regeneration publishes the followiu g "We have well-founded reasons for believing that what has been said respecting the action of England is false. It appears that it is not certain that the British Government has resolved to meg. nice the San Domingo insurgents as belligerents. The despatches making this account were fabricated in Madrid. All this, therefore, has been a miser able farce to intimidate us." The Epoca, in reproducing the above paragraph, says:— " We cannot comprehend how such imputations can be made without entire certainty. That the official telegraphic despatch was received in Madrid we know positively. Our colleague should consider, therefore, whether it is conduct in harmony with the principles he professes thus to impute procetd iugs meriting the severest punishment, and of which the persons concerned in the matter are, from their position, incapable." The Prussian Army. BEELIN, Dec. 19. At the grand dinner given yesterday evening in the Palace his Majesty made the folio wing spot ch : " A twofold festivity unites us to-day. I have welcomed portions of my glorious army upon their return to their homes, and we all celebrate the con elusion of peace. Endurance and valour have bound victory to our colours—victory which we have achieved in union with the brave troops of my illus rioas ally his Majesty the Emperor of Austria. Al years. Austria has to-day brought humble thanks to the God of battles and the bestower of peace. My grati tude is also due to the highest Generals as well as the lowest soldiers, for their sagacious leadership and heroic conduct. I have ecia9l thanks to return to the conductors of my Government, who have achieved most honourable results in their especial sphere. The people have assisted my undertakings with patriotic devotion and readiness to make sacri fices. With these sentiments of gratitude I raise to the welfare of my valiant m ar y my gl , aa which and emptyhasit conquered peace for the country, il 29th June ob last, to the welfare of Prussia." Field-Marshal Count von Wrangel then proposed " The health of the King? . The following is the statute issued by the King, i ns tit u ting a military cross to celebrate the capture ' of the Island of Alsen ;—.. ‘, We, William, by God's grace King of Prussia, &c., have determined , as already stated in our order of the 18th October last, to grant to the warriors w ho took part in the glorious deed of arms on the 29 of the mem or able crossing to the i n dof y Al s s t en, and ther e h e lp e d to achieve the victory which the island was conquered, a dis tinction exclusively destined for them, in proof of our recognition of their valiant conduct; for this purpose we have instituted the ' Allen Cross,' and order, in reference thereto, as follows :-- 1 ' 1. The Alsen Cross is to consist of a cross of 4 wreath of laurel upon both the centre of the obverse is sides iu e d l re l i o sr w oo yf b a r i l o t s n i z ai kr e ,mebearing as. In eßs,with the inscription, ' Wilhelm (William, King of Prussia). The is the Koenigsymbo l te boat carrying a flag, on which I I: ron Cross and an eagle hover re vonrs reverse d Preussen' eu lt s ah a y e e s n hover ing ov,r the flag. Upon the arms of the cross is the inscription, ' Alsen, 29th June, 1864: " 2. This distinction will be worn upon the breast _ _ in two forms : either appended to a blue watered ribbon with two orange stripes and a black and white border, or hanging from an orange water rib bon with one blue stripe and the black and white border. It takes rank after the inland Prussian orders, with reference to military or general dig. tinctions, behind the Duppel Storm Cross, and before the medals. 3. The following will receive the Alsen Cross with the blue watered ribbon, and two orange stripes and blank and white border :—The commander-in chief of the allied army, and the general in com mand of the first combined army corps, with all generals and officers upon their respective staffs on duty during the engagement upon the 29th June last; all officers and men who e crossed the Alsen Sound in the execution of their duty on the 29th June last until the close of the engagement upon the island that day; officers aid men of the batteries and corps who covered the crossing with their fire; all combatant officers and men engaged in the direction, manning, and service of the boats used for the crossing on the 29th June. "The following persons will receive the Alsen Cross, with the orange watered ribbon, with one blue stripe and tho black acd white border : —All surgeons, chaplains, and other non-combatants at tached to the troops in !action upon the 29th June, or otherwise present in the execution of their duty. Individuals under punishment upon the day of the crossing for offences against military honour, or who have since become liable to the same, are ex cluded from the distribution of the cross. " 4. The regulations in operation as to the for feiture of orders and honorary distinctions apply also to the Alsen Gloss. " 5. Upon the decease of s moon holding the Alsen Cross the distinction is to be preserved in the parish to which the deceased has belonged in the same manner as is prescribed for the war medal of 181346, and the Duppel Storm Cross. " 6. A certificate of possession will be made out, according to the form approved by us, and delivered to the person entitled to hold the cross. We reserve to ourselves the execution of this certificate for generals and staff officers, while the certificates of possession for the other holders shall be made out by General Herwarth von Bittenfeld, at that time commanding the Ist combined army corps. "Given under our hand and royal seal at Berlin, this 7th December, 1864, (Signed) " WILLIAM." Countersigned by all the Ministers. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Wednesday Morning. Lord Wodehouse assisted yesterday at an interesting ceremony often presided over by his gifted predecessor, who took an affectionate interest in the noble institution in which it takes place, I allude to the distrilftion of the Crimean Banquet Fund prizes to the . boys of the Royal Hibernian School. These prizes are awarded out of the interest of a residue of the money subscribed in 1856 for the banquet which was given in this city to the troops who returned here from the Crimean war. They vary in value from 30s to £B, and about £3O is thus annually expended. They are not given for literary excellence alone; the winners must be proficient in soma industrial arts—such as car pentry, tailorini, shoemaking, &e. ; they aro required to possess a fair knowledge of gunnery, and it is indispensable that they be. bold swimmers and agile gymnaste. The suc cessful competitors only receive certificates of the prizes" which are delivered to them in public, usually by the Lord Lieutenant ; but the money is invested for them until they attain their majority. The honour of obtaining oneof these prizes is highly coveted, and the competition for them is very keen, while their distribution is a fete for the whole school. The ceremony took place as usual in the large dining-hall of the school, which 'was most tastefully decorated with banners, military trophies, garlands and mottoes. A little crape in various places amongst the graceful traceries and festoons brought to mind him who had presided in the hall on many grand occasions, but who has passed away to another world. The arms of the lamented Earl of Car lisle, emblazoned on a black ground, were placed in a corner, and in other corners were those of the Lord Lieutenant and Sir Robert Peel. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, General Sir G. Brown, and a great number of military officers and distinguished citizens, with their ladies, were present. The Lord Lieutenant arrived at half-past one o'clock, at which hour the royal standard was hoisted on the flagstaff in front of the parade. His Excellency was received at the door by the Commandant, Colonel Wynyard, Major Speedy, the Rev. W. H. Neville, General Sir George Brown, Col. Lake, and Col. M'Kenzie. The viceregal party approached the dining hall through the west corridor, each side of which was lined by former pupils of the school, now quartered in Dublin, who formed a brilliant guard of honour. There were amongst them, in full dress, Dragoons, Lancers, Hussars, Riflemen, Artillerymen, High landers, Royal Engineers, and others, about 50 in number. His excellency was conducted to the platform by Major Speedy, the band of'the 8 it h Regiment playing the National Anthem, When his excellency had taken his seat, the Com mandant read the annual report of the school, from which it appeared that the date of the last return of tioldiers, for merly boys here, there were serving in the Queen's army, in different parts of her Majesty's dominions, 318 of all ranks (17 more than last year, when the number was greater than any hitherto recorded), of whom there were eight officers, five bandmasters, three sergeants-major, 13 enlisted school. masters, four quartermaster-sergeants, three troop ser geant-majors, 12 colour-sergeants, seven trumpet or drum - majors, 33 sergeants, 69 non-commissioned offi3ers of other grades, and 670 musicians, drummers, gunners, sappers, and privates. No less than 215 officers and men who had been brought up in this school served in the Crimea during the war. The successful competitors were then brought up to his excellency, who presented each with the certificate Of his prize. They were—First class: first prize, £B, Robert Martin Pascoe, aged 14 1-12th years ; second prize, £6, David Allan, aged 13 9-12th Tars. Second class: first prize, Li, Robt. John Dunne, aged 14 5.12 th years; seond prizs, £l, John Thom ,s Hughes, aged 12 8 12th years. Third class : first Ariz 3, £3, Thos. Newton, aged 12 6.12: h years ; second prize, £2 10s, Joseph Cowley, aged 12 4-12th Lord Wodehouse then addressed the assembled company as follows :—Sir George Brown, Col. Wynyard, ladies and gentlemen,—lt is my pleas:tog duty to say a few worde upon :his oece.ren to the boys who are here aee,oarieled,• but, in the first place, I must allude to tue loss wnich has been feeling:y touched upon by your Commandant, Colonel Wynyard. I mean the lamented death of your late presi dent. Many of you here must have been accustomed to hear the tones of his voice—the tones of that kindly and affectionate eloquence which always moved and instructed his audience. I will say to the boys whom I see here that they cannot take a better example than the example of the late Lord iarlisle, and they may see in the universal hon our and respect which is shown to his memory the reward which follows every upright, disinterested, honest exertion in the service of the public, and that is proved in whatever station of life—whether it be the highest or whether it be the lowest—a man may be placed. To those who have to day attained Lhe honourable distinction of receiving the prizes from the Crimean Fund, I will say let this be an in citement to them to go on in the career they have so well begun. To those who have not succeeded I will say let them not despair, but remember that those who persevere will often win the prize even from those who are more for ward at first. There is no lesson that is more necessary to learn than this, not to be discouraged but to persevere, and be sure that the reward will come at last. You may depend upon it—and it is proved in every station of life—that some attain early distinction, while others have minds that ripen but slowly, and attain that distinction afterwards ; and if you just use the opportunities that are given to you here well and wisely, even though you may not immediately meet with the success you seem to deserve by your exertions,you will find the time come when the knowledge and the good habits of industry you have acquired will stand you in good stead, and:you will obtain the distinction which you rightly covet. I have, had the opportunity, under the guidance of your colonel commandant, of going round this establish ment. I did so upon a day when yob were not engaged in your usual studies, and I am glad I did so, because it gave me an opportunity of quietly inspecting the buildings and arrangements here. I can say that they aro, on the whole, exceedingly well suited to the requirements of the school, and I would be unjust if I did not bear testimony to the evident strong desire which exists on the part of all those who are placed over you to do their u'most to consult the efficiency and comfort, and the good arrangements, of the school. With such a desire and such a kindly feeling on the part of those placed over you, I am not surprised to find there is on your part that kindly feeling which should exist between superior's and those placed under them ; and I do congratulate the commandant of the school that that feeling exists, which is perhaps the best foundation for efficiency and progress. Upon any occasion I shall be happy to come to the school, and see you engaged in your studies and your work ; and I trust you will find that, although I will not be able to equal my predecessor, for it would be difficult to do so, and lay that foundation for securing your affectionate feelings, yet I shall not be behind in taking a warm interest in an institution which has always borne a high character, which has ever been most valuable to the army, and which is conducted in a manner that does credit to its boys, and to those placed over them. I beg to return thanks for the kind expressions used to myself by your commandant, and to say, in concluding, that it will always give me great pleasure to attend on these occasions, or any other occasions where I can be of use or give encouragement to the school. (Loud applause.) Some musical performances brought the proceedings to a close. Mr Pierce Creagh, a member of the Irish bar, publicly denies the truth of an incident which the compiler of the annals in a popular work introduces into the history of his family—namely, that Michael Creagh, in the year 1688, absconded with the golden chain called the collar of SS, presented by King Charles 11. to the mayors of Dublin. Mr Creagh, in establishing the honesty of his progenitor, mentions many interesting facts :—" The Corporation of Dublin was," he says, "by the King's selection, composed of the gentry of the greatest mark and consequence amongst the English pale. They were associated partly for the pur pose of increasing the royal influence in the metropolis, and partly for the protection of the citizens and for the encou ragement of trade. In AD. 1688 King James 11. held a Parliament in Dublin, and appointed a commissL,n to ap plot and levy £20,000 per month throughout Ireland. For the city and county of Dublin he appointed the then Lord Mayor, Celcnel Sir Michael Creagh, and the then High Sheriff, Christopher Palles, and Luttrell, the governor of the city. Sir Michael Creagb, at his own expense, raised a regiment for the service of the King. In that regiment the sheriff, Christopher Palles, was a captain; they both, with that regiment, fought throughout the entire of the Williamite wars, including the blockade of Derry, the en gagement against Schomberg's army at Dundalk, and the battle of the Boyne, and they continued in the service to the last of the war. Sir Michael Creagh was M.P. for Dublin, and was one of the field officers of King James's army, and was also paymaster-general of the forces in Ire land. lie sent the gold chain to the mist to be coined into money to assist in paying his royal master's troops, just as the English republicans had used the great seal, Sir Michael Creagh was attainted with the Williamite party in 1891, and fied to France, and hie estates and property in the county and city of Dublin were sold to Warneford and Ormsby. That distinguished officer, Colonel jasper Creagh, at present in Ireland, is, I believe, a descendant of Sir Michael Creagh. Sir Michael's brother, my ancestor, had large tracts of land in Clare, but he escaped forfeiture by having had the benefit of the articles of Limerick. Cap tain Christopher Palles and his brother Andrew were also attainted, and thereby lost large possessions in Dublin and Cavan. Christopher Palles, of Mounijoy-square, the eminent barrister, is the lineal descendant of the above mentioned sheriffs, Captain C. Palles. For the above historical facts I refer to D'Alton's Army List, vol. 1, p. 33, and vol. 2, pp. 651-652, and to the several histories of the IVillismite wars. I, therefore, hope that Mr Thom will erase the libel which bas crept into his book against the memory of a brave and loyal officer. King William gave the present m , yor's chain to the corporation in lieu of that which had been melted at the mint." Mr Pierce Creagh, singular enough, at the moment he is engaged in thus relieving the memory of one of his ances tors from an unmerited reproach, is an applicant in Chan- cery for a writ de lunatico inquirindo to inquire into the state of mind of his first cousin, Mr Cornelius Creagh, who is possessed of landed property in the county of Clare worth £3,500 a year. Tho circumstances under which this appli cation has been made are not a little singular. The petition which came before the court yesterday alleged that many members of the Creagh family had been insane, and many other persons of weak mind. That in 1793 Robert Creagh, the then owner of the estate, was found a lunatic. That he died in 1842, and was succeeded by Richard Creagh, the father of the supposed lunatic, whose eldest son Richard, an idiot, was found to be so under a commission issued in the year 1838. Upon his death. in 181_,.7, -.Mr Cornelius Creagh. the -present snppoged lunatic, cams IE-terthe perty, and, says the petitioner, was then, and has ever since been, a person of unsound mind and incapable of managing his affairs. The petition proceeded to say that when the supposed lunatic was a young man he got a commission in the navy, but soon left that service, and became an inmate of the house of the late Mr Cornelius O'Brien, M.P., of Birchfield, in the county Clare, who was the solicitor of the Creagh family, where he remained for some time. He then left the county Clare and visited the city of Limerick, where he went to reside with a person named Spain. That at Mr Spain's house he took a fancy to a servant girl, whom he wanted to marry, and, that steps having been taken to prevent him marry ing her in Limerick, he brought her to Dublin, and went through a ceremony of marriage with her; and that there were six children issue of the marriage—two sons and four daughters, two of whom were married during the present year. The petition went on to state that Mr Creagh had been lately examined by Dr, Hamilton, of Dublin, and Dr. Glisten, of Limerick, and that both those gentlemen had certified to his being a person of unsound mind, and wholly incapable of managing his affairs; that he could rot add up two or three figures ; and by his general manner and conduct showed himself to be a person of very weak intellect. Vari ous other affidavits, of a most voluminous character, were relied on in support of the petition. Upon behalf of Mr Cornelius Creagh, it was wholly denied, on affidavits, that he was a lunatic, or even a person of weak mind, and it was alleged that it was for an ulterior purpose that the present proceedings were instituted, It was admitted that Mr Creagh was not a very good accountant, but alleged that that was owing to some natural defect which was rot uncommon, and affidavits or certificates were produced from several doc tors testifying that Mr Creagh, although a bad arithmeti cian, was not a person of unsound mind, or a proper object for a commission of lunacy. - These certificates showed that Mr Creagh could not add up the simplest figures in a sum of addition, but could, notwii hatanding, go into a detail of the value of his property, and the amount of its incum. brances, &c. Mr Brewster yesterday made an eloquent speech in de fence of Mr C. Creagh's sanity, and is to be followed to-day by Mr Barry. The opposite view of the case will be pre sented to the court by Mr Whiteside. The Members for Reading and their Con- stituents. Sir F. Goldsmid, and Mr G. Shaw Lefevre. the Parlia mentary representative of the borough of Reading, ad. dressed a meeting of their constituentsat the Town-hall on 46 • Tuesday evening, when Mr Monek, the chairman of the Liberal Electors Association, presided. On the platform were seated Aldermen Palmer, Darter,:and Email; the ex- Mayor, Mr L. Cooper; the Revs. J. F. Stevenson and It. Balmer ; Messrs. G. Fall, H. 1.1. Cowele.de (Reading Ater cury), Fearnley, C. J. Andrewes, T. Rogers (the Liberal agent), C. Easton, and a number of the leading Liberals in the borough. _ The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the meeting, and in ;roduced Sir F. GOLDSMID. M.P., who delivered it eirech of con bict4tatila'length: He first Baithe tibA ho made when elected by giving her Mejestyl Government a general support—hut that had not invented him expres sing on occasions wlien he thought it fit, either in debate or by vote, his conscientious dissent. The hon. member then proceeded to speak upon some of the most important and iatereating matters which had occupied the attention of Parliament during the period he had represented the borough, and first alluded to the commercial treaty with France, which promised such great advantages—next to the repeal of the paper duty—and also to the reduction of the insurance, which was a most unjust tax. (Hear.) Among other questions touched on was Italy, and the hon. mem ber expressed himself thankful and gratified at the change effected there. He then passed on to the wrongs of Poland, and tho proposal made by France to England to combine in defending the oppressed people. He did not say our Go vernment should have led England into war, but it should have known its own mind a little earlier—(hear) —and bot France and Poland had a right to complain that we did not inform them at an earlier period that we would not assist France in rescuing Poland. (Cheers.) With regard to Denmark, he said he did not by any means intend to assert that the Ministers ought to have led England to war, but they should have known their minds a little sooner, and that if they had not intended to do more they should have said less. (Hear, hear.) In observing a strict neutrality in the struggle going on in America our Government, aided by most able law officers, had steered through the shoals and quicksands of international law with courage, with ability, and success. (Cheers.) The worthy baronet next adverted to the question of reform in the representation of the people, and said he considered the principal reason of the subject being delayed was the attention excited by the state of affairs abroad, and not because the House of Commons had lost its interest in it. Lord Palmerston was not likely to undertake a measure of reform unless forced on him by public opinion, but he felt the Prime Minister would undertake it whenever public opinion was strong in its favour. There was a lull, but he believed the lull would not be of long duration, and that at no distant period the question of reform would be re vived, and when it was revived he should be prepared to act on his opinions as to the desirability of an extension of the franchise. Ile reviewed the change which had taken place in the working classes, as the result of extended education, and instanced the conduct of the Lancashire operatives in distress, with the conduct of the machine breakers and bread rioters, and asked whether they ought not to anticipate with confidence the extension of the suffrage. Another ques tion, the abolition of church rates, had not made much pro gress lately, and those who did not desire the abolition had not contented themselves to stand still, but the great Tory leader had indicated some measures of a different character for the benefit of religion and the Church, but he thought the measures proposed by Mr Disraeli would find little ac ceptance with the Liberals of Reading—not because they were enemies of the Church, but because that was not their way of benefiting it. (A. voice—How about the ballot ?) Sir Francis said he would be prepared to vote, as they would see he had voted if they consulted the division lists, in favour of the ballot. (Loud cheers.) After some remarks on a few other topics, the hon. member resumed his seat amid much applause. Mr GEO, SHAW LEPEVRE, M.P., on rising was loudly cheered. lie said it had been so much the habit for members to address their constituents this autumn, in prospect of the general election, and even for Cabinet Ministers to make progresses through the country, which the American would call "stumping"—(laughter) —that there hardly needed apology for his being there that night to give an account of his stewardship during the last session. His cruise on the sea of politics had been a short one, and in the compara tively few opportunities which had presented themselves in the last SE@SiOll to a Liberal, he could not feel that he had done an) thing in respect of which ho had to claim their and - dulgence, or that so far as his votes h ad been given, he a belied any expectations he gave on the hustings. (Hear, hear.) Ile did not propose to go through al tat h OCCUT red last session. What was past w as done, and its interest lies in the effect only it would have in the future. He was one of those who thought tha the policy adepted by the house in the last cession on the istion would have con. eiderable efLet upon our policy in the future. He thou! fi st address himself to qnestions cf t )reign policy, because the house did lbticelse than talk on the foreign eff eirs, be cause when all eyes are turned to foreign matters it was not in human nature that much attention would be given to questions of domestic reform—an.l,last ly,beeause the foreign p aioy was an index to a great extent of another sul j expenditure and finance. (Applause.) Ile should deal first with the American question, because it was incomparably the most important, and compared to it in the effect it would have upon the future of the world the Schleswig-Holstein question sank into utter insignificance. Now, Rhatever might be thought about the merits and prospects of that unhappy conflict, there were not two opinions as to the general policy to be pursued by this country in regard to it. All parties were unanimous in wishing to maintain a strict and impartial neutrality, leaving it to the two bel ligererate to fight out their differences between them, and to individuals here to hold what opinions they like~i pons merits of the two sides. (Applause.) The only difference, which had occurred had been upon the manner in which that neutrality was to be enforced as against the subjects of this country ; to what extent, when this country had deter mined not to go to war, it should not permit its subjects to make war on their own account by organising expeditions from our shores. (Hear.) Upon these questions there had been several debates and more than one party fight. If he had ventured to take part in these discussions, insisting upon the strictest view of neutrality, it was not because of the views which he held favourable to the cause of the North, but because he held it to be most important to this country that every security should be given to commerce on the seas, so that, should we have hereafter the misfortune to be at war ourselves we might not bo subj•tct to the annoyance of vessels of war isauing from neutral ports to prey upon our commerce. (Applause) Ire thought it was a matter of great satisfaction that the Conservatives had not been in cffico during the American war, for unless their opposition on these questions was merely fac'ions their policy would have permitted that which would bawl been a dangerous precedent, and by permitting the ironclad rams to leave Liverpool, which everybody knew were intended for the Confederates, we should have been involved in a war with the Federals, and should have found ourselves fightitia• for slavery, contrary to our di dared intentions, (Hear. hear.) Other questions in respect to the Alabama and the Florida were set at rest by the destruction of those vessels, and the last in a manner which appeared to bo a very serious breach of international law by tho Federals, which was much to be regretted, for those who appealed to the law of nations so often should not be remiss themselves in observing it. (Ap. please) As to the war which was now raging, he deplored as much as any one the horrors and misery which it entailed and the loss of life which it had caused, recalling so eom pletely the lines of Shakspere— " Take heed how you invoke the sleeping God of war, For never two such people did contend Without much fell of blood." No one could wish more for its termination, or more admire the gallantry, resolution, and pluck which the Confederates had shown, and which had gained for them a host of friends who did not originally admire their cause. But, while much of one's sympathy was with them, his reason was, as it always had been, withetheAorth t , iced-hardly say thectit—vetraistrote hententisretliv Apart fforn' tlavery, he should be comparatively indifferent to the cause of the Union. He did not mean to say that he agree I with those who wished for the break up of the Union, on the ground of its being too powerful, or as likely to be dangerous to the influence of this country. He thought it was neither gene rous nor expedient to entertain and express such views, be cause nothing was so likely to breed ill feeling between the two countries, and perhaps at some future time lead to war. Again, it was a feeling which might be equally applied to our own countrS , by other nations. (Hear, hear.) Suppose, for instance, owing to the Indian mutiny, France had oc cupied herself with expressions of satisfaction at the break up of our ludian empire, would such a feeling haveetended to promote peace between the two countries? He meant rather, he could not wish for the restoration of the Union if it were again to be the support of slavery. Now, he often heard it said " Well, ',thank God, whichever way the war ends, slavery is.doomed." The war had already gone far enough to destroy slavery. and he wished and hoped it might be so. (Applause.) He did not, however, believe that there was sufficient grounds for this as yet. He believed it to be a fallacy. The refusal of the Confederate Congress to employ thelr negroes as soldiers told a different tale. The fact of its having been suggested even showed that a change must be slowly wcrking even in the South. Bat it had not been adopted. The politicians of the South had rejected it, and be quoted from the spseches of several Southerners to show their grounds for it; and he thought that the speeches justified him in saying that the South had not lost the instinct for slavery, and had not yet abandoned the principle they intended to be the corner stone of a new State, on which to erect an Elysium of slaveowners. He believed, however, that even now, at the last moment, if they were to abandon slavery and to come before the world with a programme of freedom, they might insure success; they would rob the North of a great moral engine which directed their force. But it was said the North itself was not in earnest about slavery. Well, he had no doubt that . in the eerier period of the war they would have compromised with the South on slavery in order to restore the Union. Bat that could not be said now, after the recent Presiden tial election, when the issue was plainly put to the people of the North whether they would fight for the Union with slavery, or for the Union and:the extermination of slavery? The issue, as they:well knew, was determined in favour of Mr Lincoln by avast majority of the 4,000,000 who voted, and the new platform, as it was called, pledged him to tbo extinction of slavery. (Applause.) Every one must allow that the order and moderation with which that election was conducted in the very midst of civil war, and with such great grievances at stake, were most remarkable, It was in itself the strongest argument for the ballot which had yet been produced. (Applause) In the re-election of Mr Lin colu we in this country had at least the satisfaction that he had always shown himself anxious to keep on terms with us, more so than any of the democratic Presidents who pre ceded him the last 20 years. Whatever one might think of the abilities of this quondam rail-splitter and country attor ney, he had rhown himself to be honest, straightforward, and courageous—qualities which, when shown in times of such great difficulty, would, whatever might la, his success, entitle hint to an honourable place in 4i4ary. (Applause.) ;was• then tear: ed to, and Mr Lefevre expressed himself as much gratified at the determination the Government came to, because he thought it was the height of folly if this country had been led into war with Germany on behalf of the few parishes of Schleswig, as to whose destination the question was at length narrowed. The hon. gen tleman next adverted to the question of our military expen diture, and he asked whether such great armaments as we now had were necessary. One needed but go round Ireland as he had done this last autumn, to see what he feared was the normal state of poverty of the greater portion of the po pulation there, who were unquestionably the worst fed, worst clothed, and worst housed people in Europe; or look at the great bulk of the agricultural population of the southern counties to be convinced that economy was a duty second only to that of defence. What was there, he asked, in the state of Europe now as compared with the period when the Crimean war commenced which should cause so great an increase as had taken place ? Europe always had been and always would be replete with ugly questions, but many that were imminent then had disappeared now. Be sides this they had declined the only two great causes in Europe which seemed to be really worth fighting for, is which we should also have had as an ally the greatest mill. tary power in Europe. They bad declined to fight for Po land, and had also declined to fight for Italy. Here the speaker referred to the forces on the Continent, and to other matters urged in favour of keeping up a large armament in this country, and he observed that if some statesmen would only take the matter in hand and persuade Europe to reduce its military establishments, he would confer a great benefit upon the world, compared to which free trade would be a trifle. After touching upon the church rate question and. the Irish, the hon; member criticised the proposal made by Mr Disraeli on the occasion of what had been designated as an angel visit of Mr Disraeli to Oxford. (Laughter.) Bee aides a consistent opposition to all the measures he had. named, he promised no less than eight measures, for, as he called it, asserting the nationality of the Church. The most important of those measures was an alteration of the present courts cf ecclesiastical appeal, taking them from the Privy Council, and forming a court of bishops as a court of last ree sort. He believed such a measure would be eminently cal culated to convert the Church into a close ecclesiastical corporation, with the principle of exclusion rather than of comprehension as at present, and he hoped it would be op.. posed by all Liberals. To permit a Court of Bishops who did not even claim to be infallible to determine questions of doctrine and to fix the boundaries of the Church would be something like creating a pseudo Papacy in this country. had always thought it was one great object and prin.. ciple of the Reformation of this country to take such mat ters out of purely ecclesiastical hands, and to define the boundaries of the National Church by Act of Parliament, leaving it to a court of law to decide what was within or without that Act. However pious, eloquent, or learned the bishops might be, they would not be a competent tribunal to construe an Act of Parliament. (Applause.) He hoped, therefore, that Liberals would oppose this project. He should not have mentioned it had not Dr Pusey and other able men, who were probably wire-pullers to Mr Disraeli, already announced their intention of appealing to the coulee try upon the subject, and making it a hustings cry at the next election. Mr Lefevre. in conclusion, referred to the question of Reform, and said it seemed to him that the un enfranchised were much in the position that one recollected. being when a child, and when one was often told, " Those who ask shan't have, and those who don t ask don t want." (Laughter.) It was only children who were stopped by logic of this kind. He believed that there was a large num ber of men outside the present franchise who were no longer L in the position of children, and who were as able and as fit to exercise it as those within. It was the problem for Liberal statesmen how to admit those without at the same time swamping the present constituencies. This measure of right men were entitled to, and he urged a proper agita tion until Parliament conceded it. The hon. gentleman resumed his seat amid loud cheers. A vote of confidence to Sir Francis Goldsmid and Mr Lefevre was proposed by Alderman Flaa en,. seconded by Councillor ANDREW ES, and carried by acclamation. Id GERMAN FMIGRATION TO TIIE UNITED F_ TATES ---- AcTorrling to the fourth report of tbr! P,den Socicty for German emigrants (1553) from 1843 to 1853 in clusive, 40,996 persons emigrated, More eccurate investi gations make tho number 60,000, as many kit without per mission of the authorities. In 1854 21,560 emigrated, making, in seven years, 81,501, cut of a population which in 1848 was 1,364,342, and in 1855, 1,314,837. The average yearly emigration from Wurtemburg to the United States • from 1858- to 1863 was 4,000 ; in 185?, 14.852; in 1854, 21,320. Even under the unfavourable circumstances of the war in the United States, the number in the month of May, 1863, amounted to 600; this, through fear of being pressed into the military service, was reduod in September to 150. 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